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The Fall Women’s Retreat for InnVision Women’s Program was quite an event this year. It was held in the beautiful, peaceful Santa Cruz Mountains at Redwood Glen, a Retreat Center for many people in the Peninsula Bay Area as well as surrounding areas. Getting to the retreat was quite a task as Loma drove along the long, winding road in the InnVision bus to Loma Mar, Ca. We arrived safely to a dinner which included Tri-Tip Steaks, baked potatoes and freshly home baked bread. This royal retreat was only the beginning of the superb service we received. The camp director, Chad, had upgraded us to a cabin close to all of the amenities in which we had our own private meeting room. After dinner we had a time of introductions. We settled in for the night awaiting the big day, Saturday.

Saturday was a day full of sharing and creating. We shared our stories up to this point in our lives regarding our relationships with God. Then we made “God’s In Boxes” and bookmarks fit for sale. We took a good look at the story of Hagar and learned that God makes a way where there is no way and that even though God doesn’t always deliver us from our circumstances; He does provide resources to help sustain us. We shared our thoughts and feelings about this story and the implications for our lives.

Later Saturday night we had a campfire of which one of the participants worked very hard to start since it had rained the entire night before. Once it was going we all had a great time sharing and looking at the starlit sky. And yes it was a full moon!!

Sunday we had a huge breakfast , we had a closing circle, and then we were off to return to the hustle and bustle of daily life again. The participants were thankful for the time away to center, gain new perspective, and experience the Light of God.

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